09/22/2013
Standard Life to Move Into Commercial real Estate Debt
Standard Life Investments has flagged plans to move into commercial real estate debt, expanding on its current real estate and fixed income offerings.
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09/22/2013
O’Flynn and Nama triumph is still a defeat for taxpayer
He was one of the 10 big developers whose debts were the first to be subsumed into the agency
09/22/2013
Schroders launches Schroder ISF Asian Dividend Maximiser
Schroders’ Maximiser strategy has proven to be durable for enhancing equity yield in all market conditions
09/22/2013
Investec Launches Super-Clean Share Classes on Six Best-Selling Funds
Under the arrangement, Investec will offer a share class 10 basis points cheaper than the ‘clean’ share classes, which were launched across the industry in preparation for the introduction of the retail distribution review at the start of thi
09/22/2013
Fidelity Demands Companies Make Executive Pay Plans Longer Term
One of the biggest investors in European companies says it will start voting against boardroom pay plans next year unless firms force executives to hold shares more than three years before cashing them in.
09/21/2013
British arm of hedge fund which bet against failed trades by JP Morgan's 'London Whale' awards staff bumper £11.8m payout
The investment bank lost $6 billion after a London-based trader in its chief investment office took huge gambles on a corporate debt index
09/19/2013
Investec provides Lomond war chest
The senior and subordinated debt package is understood to be worth between £10 million and £15m and positions the residential letting and property management group to buy up more companies.
09/19/2013
Hedge fund survey demonstrates critical value of research
The survey was designed to determine not only what investors look for
09/19/2013
Source, Man Group collaborate on new active strategy ETFs
The Source Man GLG Continental Europe Plus UCITS ETF and the Source Man GLG Asia Plus UCITS ETF offer exposure based on a proveninvestment strategy, the Man GLG Europe Plus Index.
09/18/2013
BNP Paribas to Buy Real Estate Manager
Assuming the deal is approved by regulators, it is set to close by the end of the fourth-quarter 2013 at the latest.
09/18/2013
Aberdeen All Asia eyes Japan-only mandate and looks to raise £100m
New capital will be raised by the issue of up to £100m of ‘C’ shares at 100p per share.
09/18/2013
Finex Swoops In For Dexia Asset Management
London-based investment firm FinEx Capital Management has bid to acquire all of the asset management division of Franco-Belgian bank Dexia following the failure of a takeover deal from GCS Capital of Hong Kong.
09/18/2013
Man Group and 5 Other Funds Gain Foothold in China
The fund has been working to get approval in China for several years
09/18/2013
Brookfield Asset Management Seeking Cheap Assets In Europe
He emphasized that the economic situation in the region improved.
09/17/2013
AllianceBernstein Agrees Distribution in Italy via Skandia Vita
Massimo Dalla Vedova, director of Financial Institutions at AllianceBernstein in Italy, said: "This agreement with Skandia Vita represents further progress in our strategy to grow our presence in the Italian retail market.
09/17/2013
FundsNetwork and Cofunds join Skandia in keeping trail until 2016
Fidelity FundsNetwork and Cofunds have joined Skandia in confirming they will continue to pay trail commission business on past business
09/17/2013
Finex Group makes offer for Dexia Asset Management
Dexia had agreed to sell the asset management arm to GCS Capital for 380 million euros
09/17/2013
L&G targets cost-sensitive advisers with passive, multi-asset launch
“Many UK advisers are looking for low-cost investment solutions that are easy to match to their clients’ risk profile,” he said.
09/17/2013
Emirates NBD Signs Exclusive Partnership With Manchester United
The news comes hot on the heels of First Gulf Bank announcing a tie-up with Manchester City on Tuesday
09/16/2013
Sanlam Private Investments launches execution only service
Clients will also have the capacity to spread or trade CFDs on all major asset classes with the option to use a bespoke CFD Sipp trading account aimed at sophisticated investors who would like to take control over part, or all, of their pension pots.